Cabinet



M. C. FRITZE April 21, 1953 CABINET Filed NOV. 18, 1950 Patented pr. 21,L1953 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CABINET Melinda C. Fritze, St. Louis,Mo. Application November 18, 1950, Serial No. 196,467

This invention relates to cabinets, and more particularly, to a cabinetfor protecting recipe books and the like, both in storage and in use.

Briefly, the cabinet of this invention comprises a framework havingsides, a bottom and an open top. A window formed of transparent materialcloses the front of the frame, and a front panel is movably mountedwithin the frame so as to be adjustably positionable toward and awayfrom the window, thereby providing a front compartment for receiving anopened recipe book for inspection through the window, as by a personengaged in cooking. A rear panel extends across the frame behind thefront panel, thereby providing a rear compartment for storing books whennot in use. The frame is pivoted on a stand so that it may swing to aposition for convenient viewing of the front compartment or to aposition for convenient access through the open top to the othercompartment.

Among the features of the invention are a simple compact cabinetconstruction adapted for the storage of recipe books and the like insuch manner as to be readily accessible; and the provision of a cabinetadapted to support a selected book in opened position for use, whileprotecting the book against soiling. Other features will be in partapparent and in part pointed out hereinafter.

The invention accordingly comprises the elements and combinations ofelements, features of construction, and arrangements of parts which willbe exemplified in the structures hereinafter described, and the scope ofthe application of which will be indicated in the following claim.

In the accompanying drawings, in which one of various possibleembodiments of the invention is illustrated,

Fig. 1 is a front view of the cabinet of this invention;

Fig. 2 is a side view of Fig. 1, showing alternative positions of partsin dotted lines;

Fig. 3 is a top view of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional view on line 4-4 of Fig. l; and,

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the drawer.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout theseveral views of the drawings.

Referring now to the drawings, the cabinet of this invention is shown tocomprise a frame I having sides or ends 3 and a bottom 5. The sides andbottom of the frame are formed from flat panels of equal width securedtogether at their ends in the shape of a U so as to leave open the top 1ofthe frame. Narrow strips I3 are secured across the top corners of theside panels The box-like frame is divided into a front compartment I9for receiving an open book 2I and a rear compartment 23 for the storageof otherbooks 25 and the like. There is provided within the frame afront panel 21 which cooperates with the window I5'to -form the frontcom` partment I9. A rear panel 29 cooperates withl the front panel 21 toform the rear storage compartment 23. Side or end members 3| and abottom 33 are secured to the front and rear panels 21 and 29 so thattogether they form :a drawerlike structure 35, the top of which is open.This drawer is slidably received within the frame so that it may bemoved toward and away from the window I5, its width being less than thatof the box-like frame. The drawer is adjustably maintained in positionby means of a bolt 31 axed to the bottom 33 of the drawer and extendingthrough a slot 39 formed in the bottom 5 of the frame. A metal guideplate 4I may be afiixed to the underside of the frame and a nut 43 isthreaded over the bolt 31 for cooperation with the guide plate. The slot39 opens to the rear so as to permit removal of the drawer 35. ifdesired.

The provision of the movable front panel 21 behind the window I5 permitsthe size of the front compartment I9 to be varied in accordance with thethickness of the opened book to be received therein. An opened book maybe pressed flat against the window by the panel 21 so as to be readilyreadable even in the otherwise curved portions at the binding. Since theitems stored in the rear compartment rest upon the sliding bottom 33 ofthe drawer, they will not interfere with the movement of the drawer 35and front panel 21.

The frame I is pivoted at its sides 3 upon a stand generally designated45. The stand is formed with a base 41 from which extend uprights 49 onopposite sides of the frame. Bolts 5I, xed in each of the sides 3 of theframe, pass through the respective uprights 49 of the stand; Nuts 53 arethreaded over the bolts 5I, the arrangement being such that the framemay be swung on the stand, then held in a relatively fixed position asby tightening the nuts 53. A at tray-like drawer 55 is incorporated inthe base 41 of the stand to receive loose recipe slips and the like notconveniently stored in the rear compartment 23.

It is contemplated that the cabinet will be placed on the top of akitchen table or the like for use, and that recipe books will be storedin the rear compartment 23. When it is desired to make use of one ofthefstored books2 5, :the vframe I is swung forward or away 'from Jthevertical position to a position A (Fig. 2), wherein the open top facesthe user (the window facing generally down) so that books stored in therear compartment are readily accessible. It will be understood that thebooks may be stored iwilth "their bindings facing toward the open topfor view, instead of on their ends as shown in Fig. 3. A book may bereadily removed from the rear com partment, opened and slipped into thefront compartment I9. The frame `is then swept back generally to avertical vposition B `.or :further -back as at C if desired, vand thedrawer 35 is-adjusted forward to press the open `bookagainst theV`window 15. The user may then proceed with the actual preparation of arecipe, making reference from time Yto time to the opened :book 2lwithout danger-of `soiling it.

From the above, it will be apparent that Ethere is lprovided a 'cabinet.particularly 'adapted for recipe -books for other yitems whicharelikely to be damaged when Yin use. IIllhe cabinet is :formed with Aatiltableguide l shaving a front window VI5 and yahollowslidenmember `35arranged .to clamp an opened book Iagainst the window 4and store otherbooks.

In view of the above, it will be seen that the 4 several objects of theinvention are achieved and vother advantageous results attained.

As many changes could be made in the above constructions withoutdeparting from the scope of the invention, it is intended that allmatter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanyingdrawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limitingsense.

claim: Y

A lcabinet for .recipe ibooks andthe iike, compri'sing a 'U-'shapedframe having sides, 'a'bottom and an open tcp, a sheet of transparentmaterial closing the front of the frame and forming a window, a drawerslidably received within the frame and having front and rear panelsextend- 'ing 'parallel to said window generally completely across thefra-me, `rmeans for adjustably xing the position of said drawer withrespect to the window, the drawer being open at the top for accessthereto through the top of the frame, and a stand pivotally "supportingthe frame at its lsides fior swinging Imovement with respect to the.stand from a .position .for convenient access to fthe drawer to 'aposition for convenient viewing through the window.

EMELINDA 1C. FRITZE.

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